I have a Sonos Beam and Sonos arc. Both sound bars will intermittently drop audio when connected to an LG CX Oled TV via HDMI/eARC. When I plug in via the optical to HDMI adapter the drops go away (but I lose Atmos and the ability to control the soundbar with the TV remote). It seems to me that the problem lies either with Sonos’ or LG’s implementation of the e-arc/arc protocol. This is incredibly frustrating. I just want my new TV and new soundbar to play nice.
Hi, I was wondering if you can confirm that the vol+ vol- AND mute buttons all work without issue with the LG OLEDCX55, the magic remote and the Sonos Arc. As I am having issues with the mute button on my Playbase, which apparently cannot be resolved It seems to be a firmware issue with the IR controls of the CXTV and/or Magic remote and am not confident about an LG fix ).
(FYI the vol+ and vol- are working, but I cannot get the mute button to work, whatever I try)
Therefore, I am contemplating a very expensive, upgrade to make it work, but want to be 100% sure, that the Sonos Arc is fully compatible, with no known issues.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi
Rowena, thank you for the reply.
I followed the steps you outlined and ran a diagnostic report (confirmation number: 1360637274). It appears that this solves the audio dropping out on the Sonos Arc (haven’t had time to test the beam yet) HOWEVER it is my understanding that in order to enjoy the Dolby Atmos features of the Sonos Arc I need to have eARC enabled on the TV. I really want to be able to utilize my sound bar to it’s maximum potential. The Sonos Arc is not inexpensive and Dolby Atmos support was part of the reason why I decided to purchase it. Disabling eARC is not a very satisfying solution for a product that is supposed to utilize eARC. Again, please let me know if my understanding is incorrect but I believe eARC needs to be enabled for Atmos to function.
EDIT: also just wanted to comment that I have used multiple HDMI cables to rule out the HDMI cable being the problem.
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